Home Improvement

Dude, I feel like I did a bit of work today. I was a sanding machine… I spent most of the day sanding joint compound and applying more. I think the office is almost ready to start texturing and painting. At least that’s what my shoulders are telling me, when they aren’t aching! Ouch! Dad was trapped all day in the bathroom. We locked him in there and wouldn’t let him out. Actually, he was working like crazy on the bathtub/shower. Prepping for and then caulking all of it took a while, but it was worth the wait. It is looking awesome! We are so close to having a working shower now. Yay! Bill was all over finishing up my access panel in the closet and helping me get the last of the drywall up.

Mom, Edith and I tackled the backyard again. We are trying to get it cut down more and let it dry out. It stays really wet back there. As we get it cut shorter and keep it shorter it is starting to dry as we go. Mom and Edith pulled out 3 big bags of this crazy vine we’ve got growing back there. It’s kinda cool looking but it was literally taking over the yard. I think it was gonna eat the shed! It’s like something out of the Little Shop of Horrors. I think I’ll name it Audry III! Just don’t bleed on it right?

Anyways, we are getting closer and closer every day. This weekend’s goal is to have a working shower. We might start Texturing and painting. We’re going to try out some BEHR Texturing Paint. I’ll post how well it works. It looks cool. I guess it’s really thick and you roll it on with this funky roller brush that gives it the texture. We’ll see how it comes out and I’ll let y’all know. We might even look at laying the new tile in the bathroom too. Hopefully things keep moving smoothly (knock on wood.) And with that, the Red Beer I just downed while writing this is kicking in. I think I’ll sign off for tonight. We’ll post ya later.

We love our huge backyard!

P.S. Here’s a panorama shot of the backyard. It’s crazy! It looks twice as big as it used to before we mowed it and everything.